At the invitation of the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Pavel Moiseev, Rector of Derzhavin University, participated in the 13th Meeting of the Russian-Brazilian Working Group on Educational, Scientific, and Technical Cooperation, which was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
At the meeting, Pavel Sergeevich presented Derzhavin University's proposals for developing academic cooperation with Brazilian universities. Specifically, the proposal includes the implementation of joint educational programs at various levels and areas of study, as well as popular science tourism programs for Brazilian students and young faculty in the fields of microbiology and biotechnology, and art and digital design. Plans are also underway to organize and host a school for student media centers and young journalists. Derzhavin University invites young Brazilian leaders to participate in the public diplomacy project "Hablemos con Rusia" ("Let's Talk About Russia"), organized by the Center for Support and Development of Public Initiatives "Creative Diplomacy" and TSU named after G.R. Derzhavin with the support of the Russian Presidential Grants Fund.
Derzhavin University invites Brazilian scientists to conduct joint research in the areas of climate change, the use of generative artificial intelligence for teaching foreign languages, and the integration of digital technologies in education. Tambov State University is also considering joint research in the fields of nanotechnology for plant protection in tropical agriculture, modern biotechnology for low-carbon livestock farming, and the recycling of industrial waste based on circular economy principles.
"One of the main areas of Derzhavin University's international activities in the near future will be the development of comprehensive cooperation with educational and scientific institutions in Latin America, as well as attracting students from this region," says Pavel Moiseev, Rector of Derzhavin University. We plan to launch scientific and educational collaboration with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, as well as an academic exchange program. This March, we plan to host a delegation from the State University of the Altiplano of Puno, Peru, to discuss inter-university partnerships. In June 2026, our university will host the Hablemos con Rusia Summer School for young leaders from Latin America, and we invite the most active young leaders from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro to participate.
The program of the Russia-Brazil Forum includes the signing of an Agreement on Technological and Scientific Cooperation and Exchange with the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil's largest public university and the founding father of the entire Brazilian higher education system.
